Fibonacci Numbers - Myths and facts

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1999: Discovery of Viswanath’s Constant – The growth rate of every random Fibonacci sequence is equal to 1.1319882….

2000: The mechanism controlling the radial positioning of leaves was found. Auxin, a plant hormone, regulates the maximal distance between blooming buds, and as a result the divergence angle between successive leaves approaches 137.508o – “the golden angle”.